Kota Kinabalu, 19 January 2020 – Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (HMSM) handed over one (1) unit of the new model HINO 700 Series Automated-Manual Transmission (AMT), model SH1EERA, to its existing customer, W.T.S Gas Sdn Bhd (W.T.S Gas). The simple and memorable event was held at W.T.S Gas headquarter in Kota Kinabalu.
W.T.S Gas is an enterprise that operates in the Natural Gas Distribution sector and has been using HINO trucks since the year 2015 and owned more than 20 of HINO trucks. The Managing Director of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Company, Mr. Robert Wong, continues to add HINO trucks in its fleet to enhance the logistics and distribution operation. He also believes the truck purchased will help to improve the profitability of its haul operation.
An ultimate combination of Japanese engineering and build, the Prime Mover; model SH1EERA, comes with 16-speed automated-manual transmission and drive configuration 4×2, is a Complete Built-Up (CBU) truck made in Japan and promises the Japan genuine parts with QDR; Quality, Durability, and Reliability. It was recently launched in the mid of last year, seems to lead a high demand not only from the regional customer in West Malaysia but in East Malaysia as well.
In addition to its new AMT technology, the HINO 700 Series comes with safety compliance and comfort features such as an optimised cab space for better visibility and operability. The Executive Director of HMSM, Dato; Johnny Chan, in his speech mentioned,
“In tandem towards safety direction, it is well-understood that driving the oil and gas industry, safety angle is the major detail in its operating procedures. This includes the distribution and supply-chain of the liquefied petroleum gas.
“Providing the best support on safety features, our new HINO 700 Series AMT heavy-duty truck is equipped with an antilock braking system (ABS) to prevent uncontrolled skidding and is also comes with the Energy-absorbing Steering Column to absorb some of the impacts and providing better protection for the drivers. We believe this feature will support the safety control of its haul operation,” he added.
With the AMT fitted, the customers may also sustain a lower operation cost through the lower fuel consumption and clutch replacement cost, especially when the trucks steering through heavy traffic roads. As well as the drivers, they may experience less fatigue while driving the heavy-duty trucks which usually travel a long haul trip.
On top of that, all the drivers are offered and encouraged to register and sit the training programmes at Hino Total Support Customer Center (HTSCC), in Sendayan. This is part of the company’s total support concept, which aims to provide Total Support in after-sales for customers, maximise vehicle uptime, and minimise vehicle lifetime cost.
Since the establishment of HMSM in 1977, the company has manufactured and provided the best-fit trucks and buses for the local industry and put on priority to customer feedback and explores diverse business fields. As Hino has safety as its main policy, through their extensive partnerships that training programmes are available to all truck and bus drivers at HTSCC.